STATUTORY RULES.
1918.
No. 192.
REGULATIONS
UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1916.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the
Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations, under the War Precautions Act 1914-1916, to come
into operation forthwith.
Dated this twenty-fourth day of
July, 1918.
R M. FERGUSON,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s
Command,
G. F. PEARCE,
Minister of State for Defence.
War Precautions (Knitting Needles) Regulations.
Short
title.
1. These Regulations may be
cited as the War Precautions (Knitting Needles) Regulations 1918.
Definition.
2. In these Regulations,
unless the contrary intention appears, “Committee” means the Committee
appointed under these Regulations.
Application
of Regulations.
3. (1) Subject to
sub-regulation (2) of this regulation, these Regulations shall apply to all
hosiery, latch and bearded needles which are imported into Australia, or
cleared for home consumption after the commencement of these Regulations.
(2) The Director of Munitions may,
by notice in the Gazette, exempt for
such period as is specified in the notice, needles of any particular class or
manufacture.
Committee.
4. For the administration
of these Regulations there shall be a committee of four persons to be appointed
by the Director of Munitions.
Functions
of Committee.
5. The Committee shall—
(a) open an account at the Commonwealth
Bank to be operated upon in the manner directed by the Treasurer;
(b) keep such books of account as the
Treasurer approves;
(c) subject to the direction of the Director
of Munitions—
(i)
receive delivery of, and control all needles, to which these Regulations apply;
and
(ii)
receive applications from consumers and determine the issues to be made to
consumers, such issues to be based, as far as possible, on the probable
requirements of the various consumers estimated as specified in these
Regulations;
(d) receive payment from consumers for
needles issued to them;
(e) pay for needles taken delivery of in pursuance
of these Regulations.
Price
of needles issued.
6. The price to be charged
for needles issued by the Committee shall be such as is determined by the
Committee, and in determining such price the Committee shall as far as possible
have regard to the cost of the needles plus the expenses of the administration
of these Regulations.
Price
of needles taken delivery of.
7. The price to be paid by
the Committee for needles taken delivery of in pursuance of these Regulations
shall be the landed cost of the needles plus such percentage as the Director of
Munitions determines.
Estimation
of requirements.
8. The
probable requirements of an applicant for the issue of needles shall be
estimated by the Committee, or a member thereof authorized in that behalf by
the Director of Munitions from orders by the applicant sent through the
Director of Munitions.
Needles
to be delivered to Committee.
9. Any hosiery latch or
bearded needles not exempted under regulation 3 of these Regulations and which
are at the commencement of these Regulations subject to the control of the
Committee or which arrive from abroad during the continuance of these Regulations
shall be delivered to the Committee as though the Committee were the consignee
of the needles.
Orders
to be placed with Committee.
10. No person shall, without
the consent in writing of the Director of Munitions, place orders for any
hosiery latch or bearded needles except with the Committee.
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the Commonwealth of Australia by H. J. Green, Acting Government Printer for the
State of Victoria.